From: Russell Chapman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I know what department they're from, what classes they teach, which staff
room they live in, and chat about their family, home, holiday etc, but in
the end I have to admit my failure and ask their name so I can call up the
account. I used to ask them ho
Sonja van Baardwijk wrote:
Faces for me are very easy. I remember a face forever, including
everything that person told me together with when it was told to me
and under what circumstances. At times I can remember niggling little
details about somebody as far back as 10 years ago or so. For me
Julia Thompson wrote:
not *that* great at names unless I try really hard, and worse at faces
Faces for me are very easy. I remember a face forever, including
everything that person told me together with when it was told to me and
under what circumstances. At times I can remember niggling litt
Bryon Daly wrote:
> I'm terrible with names as well, particularly when I first meet people, or
> with casual
> acquaintences (ie: co-workers I almost never interact with, or even obscure
> extended relatives I rarely see). My wife is the exact opposite. She
> always
> remembers people's names a
From: Sonja van Baardwijk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Kevin Tarr wrote:
As I said, I'm not a work person. I love my job, but don't like workplace
interactions. One boss, the one who criticizes everything I do, was
visibly upset that I didn't know who another person was, their name. I've
talked to him th
Kevin Tarr wrote:
As I said, I'm not a work person. I love my job, but don't like
workplace interactions. One boss, the one who criticizes everything I
do, was visibly upset that I didn't know who another person was, their
name. I've talked to him three times, if that. He doesn't wear a name
At 05:49 PM 1/27/2004, you wrote:
Kevin Tarr wrote:
> *It's in a section's food cubicle. The books are all mysteries and
> thrillers. I asked why no sci-fi? The section leader nearly jumped down my
> throat. This Clancy book was the first I've ever borrowed, working there
> two years now. When I r
On 27 Jan 2004, at 3:47 am, Kevin Tarr wrote:
Near the end of Chasm City there were two word errors that stood out.
I know I questioned one in Kiln People and the list thought the words
were okay. Just wondering how many errors get into finished books.
Lots. I think it's rare for a book not to
Kevin Tarr wrote:
> *It's in a section's food cubicle. The books are all mysteries and
> thrillers. I asked why no sci-fi? The section leader nearly jumped down my
> throat. This Clancy book was the first I've ever borrowed, working there
> two years now. When I returned it I saw a Harry Turtledov
> I've always found Clancy and the like quite
> mediocre. Somewhat comparable to
> King.
I posted on this before, and I agree. I read Red Storm
Rising in HS, and despite the fact that many people
talk well about the book, I felt it was pretty bad.
The writing was OK, but what I really disagreed w
From: Kevin Tarr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: No teeth in this tiger
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 22:47:08 -0500
Picked up Tom Clancy's TotT last week from the workplace library*. Started
okay, but mostly it sucked. The ending w
Kevin Tarr wrote:
> Picked up Tom Clancy's TotT last week from the workplace library*. Started
> okay, but mostly it sucked. The ending was very bad. It needed another
five
> chapters to really finish the story but I'm sure the next book will cover
that.
>
> If I had friends who repeated the same
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